Netflix will not return the film to space My dad, the bounty hunter.
The streamer quietly canceled the animated series after two seasons and 19 episodes. “My Dad, the Bounty Hunter”The second season of the series debuted in August 2023, and the silence surrounding it during these months led to speculation on social media about the series’ return. What you’ll find on Netflix was the first to notice the cancellation.
Co-created by Pixar veteran and Netflix director Everett Downing Jr We the peopleand Patrick Harpin, My dad, the bounty hunter follows two children who go into hiding during their father’s latest business trip and discover that their dad is an intergalactic bounty hunter. Laz Alonso, Yvonne Orji, Priah Ferguson and JeCobi Swain play the show’s main family; The voice cast also includes Harpin, Downing, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jamie Chung, Rob Riggle and Maddie Taylor.
The series achieved decent viewership on Netflix, ranking among the broadcaster’s Top 10 English-Language Series Globally every week after its second season premiere, and ranking among Nielsen’s Top 10 Original Streaming Series twice after its first season premiere in February 2023. The company’s two engagement reports for 2023 show 86.5 million hours of global viewing for season one over 10 months and 26.7 million hours for season two over 3 and a half months.
Netflix has been slowly phasing out original programming for kids and families in recent years. At the turn of the decade, he dropped several live-action programs as well as animated series, including programs for preschool children Ada Twist, scientist, Ridley Jones AND Spiritual Guardians and series aimed at slightly older audiences, including: Freaks, Maja and Three, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and now My dad, the bounty hunter.